Jenny Springer is the local historian for the Amish community in Apple Creek, Ohio. When Jenny was a child, Jerusha Hershberger Springer rescued her from a terrible snowstorm, and when no trace of Jenny's parents could be found, the Springer family adopted her. Since then, the burning desire in Jenny's heart is to find out who she really is.Then Jenny meets Jonathan Hershberger, a drifter from San Francisco who lands in Apple Creek fleeing a drug deal gone wrong. Intrigued by an Eng...

Jonathan and Jenny Hershberger are happily settled in Paradise, Pennsylvania on the farm Jenny inherited from her grandfather. But when Jonathan disappears in a terrible boating accident, Jenny and her young daughter, Rachel, return home to Apple Creek, Ohio to live with her adoptive parents, Reuben and Jerusha Springer.As Jenny works through her grief and despair, she discovers she has a gift for writing. A handsome young publisher discovers her work and, after the publication of h...

Isabella, Princess of Poland, is raised to a life of great wealth and leisure in the Polish Royal Court, destined to marry a king. But fate or divine providence intervenes when she meets Johan Hirschberg, a young Anabaptist who works in her father's stable. This chance meeting leads the young couple into a forbidden love. Together they flee Poland and embark on a dangerous journey that brings them, after great peril, to the small parish of a troubled priest named Menno Simons. Catholic Bis...

Jerusha Springer has spent months making the most beautiful quilt anyone in Apple Creek, Ohio has ever seen, and she knows it is going to take first prize at the Quilt Fair in Dalton. The prize money will be her ticket out of the Amish way of life—away from the memories of Jenna, the daughter she lost a year ago and Reuben, her tormented husband, who has been missing since Jenna's death.On the way to the fair, Jerusha gets caught in the Storm of The Century. An accident leaves her trapped ...

This is Volume 1, a Box Set, of The Complete Porch Swing Mysteries series and contains the first three books in the series. The set includes two CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FIRST PLACE WINNERS — THE QUILT THAT KNEW and THE BOY IN BLUE DENIM, as well as book three in the series, 3 X 3.

The Snowbank MurdersIn the quiet town of Apple Creek, Ohio, Jenny Hershberger dreams of peace in her golden years. But when Garrett Beller returns with haunting memories and chilling evidence from a decades-old murder case, her life takes a dark turn. Together with retired sheriff Bobby Halverson, they delve into a mystery tied to the Amish community—a crime that has lingered in the shadows for far too long. As secrets unravel, Jenny must confront the past, risking ...

An Amish Christmas Blessing invites you into the heartwarming story of Abigail Harris, a fourth-generation member of the Amish Hirschberg family separated from her community her entire life. Through a series of events she arrives unannounced in the San Luis Valley of Colorado at her uncle Jürgen's ranch , an uncle she has never met. Abandoned there by her companion, Abigail finds a place in Jürgen's home and heart. As the holiday season approaches, Abigail embarks on a pro...

ISLANDS: Far On The Ringing Plains INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTSIn the spirit of The Thin Red Line, Hacksaw Ridge, Flags of our Fathers and Pearl Harbor.Realistic. Gritty. Gutsy. Without taking it too far, Craig and Pura take it far enough to bring war home to your heart, mind, and soul. The rough edge of combat is here. And the rough edge of language, human passion, and our flawed humanity. If you can handle the ruggedness and honesty of Saving Private Ryan, 1917 or Dunkirk, you...

When Penguins Fly: An Ascension Enhancement ProjectBy: Andrew Patrick CraigMy full name is Andrew Patrick Timothy Michael Craig. My Pops gave me that name, though he never intended to. It is quite a name: Catholic Saints, an Apostle, and an Archangel.It also has very powterful and symmetrical numerology, packed with master numbers: 11,33,11,33,11, yielding a 99-power number. The consonants also produce a 22-master number and a 99-power number. And my birthday yields...

When Penguins Fly: An Ascension Enhancement ProjectBy: Andrew Patrick CraigMy full name is Andrew Patrick Timothy Michael Craig. My Pops gave me that name, but he told me he never intended to. It is a heck of a name: Catholic Saints, an Apostle, and an Archangel.It also has very powerful and symmetrical numerology, packed with master numbers: 29/11(twice), 33(twice), 38/11, and 162/99. The consonants even produce two master numbers: 22 and 99. My birthday is yet ano...

As an increasing number of universities across the world focus efforts on giving back to the communities they exist in, there is now a growing appetite for information, examples, and case studies of best practice for social responsibility in Higher Education. This volume explores different angles of sustainability, university corporate social responsibility, and the role of civil society in the context of education, with a focus on curriculum development and teaching. The chapters provide ...

The role of universities is not only restricted to knowledge exchange, higher education institutions also play a leading role in the development of society, and should engage as active members of their local communities. This book provides empirical evidence on how some universities have shifted social responsibility to be one of their primary focuses, and have engaged with society to enhance their values. The authors present international case studies, from Indonesia to the UK, that exami...